The design of the United States economy

How does this system actually work? Through:

  1. Individual liberty and the human mind
  2. Right to own property and the rule of law
  3. Price as the means to allocate scarce resources and create social change
  4. Competition as a price regulator and change agent
  5. Profit as an incentive and not a purpose
  6. Creative destruction from technology development
Globalization and free trade that improves each society's standard of living. Read the article relating to Global Markets.

Quote of the day

An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.
Jack Welch (former CEO General Electric).




Imagine career success and a balanced lifestyle. This blog is dedicated to the people in a business-related field who are willing to make an investment of their time and minds to on-going personal and career development. How?

1) Start here to find weekly postings to stay informed of the most significant business news with a brief analysis.

2) Learn additional how-to skills complementary to what is taught in business school, experienced on the job, or received in job training. Written by practicing business professionals to support your life-long learning.

3) Get connected with some of the best potential employers and share critical information with each other that gives you an edge in a career search.

4) Learn from the best business leaders by reviewing summaries of their management experiences and lessons.

5) Think in terms of the big picture and imagine the macro technology innovations, management and economic trends.

6) Find a few business opportunities to gain experience to improve your skills for the first or next job.
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Be Innovative

You now live and work in a knowledge-based society, which is increasingly being called the "Age of Mass Innovation". The future will simply be filled with more disruption as it is very difficult to compete with low cost competitors if you do not innovate. As a consequence, employers are looking for people with certain key attributes including the ability to creatively develop opportunities (e.g., new products and processes) and solve problems. How can you be an innovator? Read the article

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